I’m trying out two models for my library / production music right now to get an idea of which service works best for me to reach an audience:

All my music published on audio jungle.net is exclusive

The music not published on audiojungle, I release on the most renowned platforms in parallel

So far, those tracks have only been available on Pond5.com, but from the number of potential customers who even find my music and listen to it, I’ve been all but invisible. So I just added a relatively new service, 909music.com and visibility is already noticeably higher.

I have yet another track online for media production licensing on Pond5.com. As always, streaming is free via Bandcamp.com as well as Soundcloud.com, and you can support me by buying a high quality file for your private listening pleasure, also on Bandcamp.

Production Notes: This track came into existence out of the first experiments with Sugar Bytes’ Egoist. A great way of creating rhythms from basically anything. So I recorded a first version, bounced it out and used the bounced version to scramble up again in Egoist. Then added some Synthmaster and the lead melody which sounds very much like Bazille was created in U-he’s ACE.

Compression was done with the Presswerk beta, EQ duties are all handled by FabFilter Pro-Q 2. Reverbs are again ValhallaDSP ValhallaRoom and ValhallaVintageVerb.

Mur Lafferty releases one of my all-time favorite podcasts on a somehow regular basis. She addresses the hurdles of writing, publishing and a lot other aspects of being a professional author. I really feel that there’s a lot to be learned for anyone working or trying to work in any kind of creative business.

I find that a lot of what she has to say also applies to writing and recording music. Think inspiration, consistency of work, motivation, the inner editor, getting your work out there, amongst others.

So, give her podcast I should be writing a try and if you like what Mur has to say, maybe try her fiction, as well.

Audiojungle just added another track of mine to their library. This track is strange in a nice way, as it combines an arpeggiated squelchy sound which kind of reminds me of the Novachord with analog loFi percussion and a brassy bass line.

Production Notes: This track is based on a Synthmaster plucky lead sound which is monophonic. By tweaking some aspects about the sound and messing about with the voice settings, I discovered that by playing chords with it, I could produce a strange filter artifact which I really liked.

Compression was again done with NI compressors, EQ duties are all handled by FabFilter Pro-Q 2. This is the sec on track I got to work on with ValhallaDSP reverbs. A real pleasure to work with.

Production Notes:This is the sort of guitar riff I catch when riding my bike to work and they get stuck in my head until I record them. Now it all started out very AC/DC, but developed into something a little bit influenced by the sound of progressive rock bands I love. I have no control over these things!

The guitars are recorded with Bx_Rockrack, which took a little tweaking and pre-processing before it started to sound the way I wanted, but now I’m very happy with the results. Similar experiments allowed me to finally make peace with Logic’s Bass amp. To my ears, it sounds very real now.

This is also my first track using ValhallaDSP’s Room and Vintage reverbs. And to me, they make all the difference. The compressor credits again go to NI, FabFilter’s Pro-Q 2 has taken over as mixing and mastering EQ.

I’m kind of a podcast / audiobook geek. There’s a lot of good stuff out there for free which can keep you entertained for weeks and which might just change your perspective of the world.

Let’s start with the inspiring story of Barry McArdle who set out to make a living by selling land on the moon. For $1 an acre, transport to the property not included. A marvelous view of earth guaranteed. And you even got a certificate in return.

True story. Read by the author. Presumably performed in a silver costume.

Production Notes: No, I did not buy an NES to take apart. This is in part a very clever sound set for u-he.com’s Zebra 2, some plogue chipsounds, again drum support from Microtonic and the wonderful bit crusher which comes with Logic Pro.

The mixing credits again go to NI amongst others, the mastering is firmly in FabFilter’s hands. Winning combination, I think.

Production notes: This piece is based on a rhythmic pad preset in u-he.com’s Bazille, with some Microtonic beats thrown in for good measure, some hand-played drums and some automation. A very minimalistic piano melody to round things off.

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